Handle.



PatentedMar.11,1913.

P. MOSSBERG.

HANDLE. 7 APPLICATION FILED OG'I.19, 1912.

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. knob D has a longitudinal bore d and near l its inner end an annularexternal shoulder A (1. T he knob E has a corresponding bore 6 Anangular steel rod F is with the body A in the 1 D and E are assein- Asteel rod G and having a transverse opening llhll-TFQD TATFE PATENT@FFlQlfi.

FRAR'K .LWIOSBERG, 0F ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANKMOSSBERG COMPANY, .A GORPORATIQN 0F ISLAND.

HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. H i913.

- Application filed October 19, 1912. Serial No. 726,759.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK Mossnnno, a citizen of the United States,residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHandles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to handles adapted for use inoperating transombolts, door bolts, and the like, and has for its essential 1 objects theavoidance of casting the con-; stituent parts of the handle in onepiece,

and the labor and expense involved in the finishing of a (fast handle;to insure a firm union of the handle parts with each other and with therod; to attain such a union in an inexpensive manner; and to provide ameans for connecting the escutcheon and 1 handle; which avoids thenecessity of drilling and inserting a washer and cotter pin.

To the above ends my invention consists in such parts and combinationsof parts as fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification andwherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout theviews, Figures 1 and 2 are side and plan elevations of my novel handle,a section of the same taken on line a a of Fig. 2, Fig. 4, a sectiontaken on line 2) Z) of Fig. 3, Fig. 5, a sidev elevation of the handlebody, Fig. 6, a detailed view of the connecting pin, Fig. 7, alongitudinal section of one of the knobs, and Fig. 8, a detailed view ofthe, ring.

My handle in its present and preferred embodiment comprises a bodyportion A provided with a longitudinal annular bore extending upwardlyfrom its lower end a or passage (1 in the upper portion of the bozl. A,forming airing portion C. Two knobs D and E of similar construction areprovided. The

and shoulder e friction-ally engaged opening a. The parts bled by thefollowing means.

cylini'lrical in contour and is of such a bore (Z ,and e of the whichslightly increase the diameter of the ,L split as .at Z.

the knobs E .is driven along the rod G the knurls form a tightfrictional contact with the inner face of the bore 0, and a tightfrictional contact between the inner ends of l the knobs D andE and thewall of the pasan e a, .as w1ll be clearly understood upon re erence toFig. 3, and cause an increased frictional contact between the inner faceof i the rin portion C of the body and the exterior ace of the innerends of the knobs, v insuring a tight and permanent fit of the describedparts. i

y plied to the opposite end of the rod G and forcedinwardly until itsinner end abuts 1 against the corresponding end of the opi posite knoband its shoulder (Z abuts against the side of the ring portion C as doesthe l of'the ring portion. The knurls J in this 1 instance also performthe same functions as those already described with regard to the l knobE. The parts A, C, and E are prefer- 5 ably of brass, and these piecestogether with the rod D are made in a screw machine and afterwardassembled in a press, thus adapting the structure to automaticassemblage.

The exterior diameter of the lower portion of the handle A is reduced asat h forming an annular shoulder 2'. Loosely mounted upon the portion kis an escutcheon plate .l provided with the usual central opening j toreceive the lower portion of the body A. The upper portion of theescutcheon plate bears against the shoulder z'. The

last mentioned plate is held in position by the following device. Theshank or extended extremity h of the bony is provided near its lowerportion with an eiiternal annular groove is in which is sprung aresilient ring This ring being of normally smaller diameter than theportion which it embraces is tightly seated in the groove It and theprojection of the ring be-. yond the area of the groove brings the ringinto contact with the lower face of the escutcheon plate 5 and thussupports the latter against the shoulder 2'.

I claim 1. In a handle of tlie described type, the combination of a bodyprovided with a transverse opening, oppositely disposed cast knobsprovided with longitudinal bores mounted in the opening, a rod insthebores i of the knobs and in direct engagdinent with annular shoulder 6upon the opposite side' rod G at that point, so that when one of Theknob D is then ap- War the "X21315 of the bores nereof, and knur gupon-an intermediate portion of the rod within {he ad acentends of Hmknobs in the opening.

in a handle of the described type, the combination of a body, providedwith a transverse opening, east knobs provided with longitudinal boreshaving their adjacent in nor ends mounted in the opening, annularshoulders upon the knobs near their inner ends abut-ting against thebody, a rod 10- mine in 11*: bores and in direct engngemeni with the nails thereof, and knnrle upon an htermediate portion of the rod withinthe opening and engaging the knobs,

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK MOSSBERG.

Witnesses HORATIO E. Bnnnows FRED W. PERKINS.

